Innovations in Community Service and Sustainability

About the Journal

Innovations in Community Service and Sustainability (ICSS) is a journal about community service published by CV Explore Gate Consultant. ICSS was first established in October 2024 by opening 1 issue, Volume 1 Issue 1 Year 2025 published in April. ICSS publishes articles every April and September, including research-based articles and reviews, literature reviews, and community service in education, health, sports, and other fields that can produce sustainability innovations for community empowerment.

 

 

Focus and Scope

ICSS is a journal that focuses on community practice, community development, research related to social interventions, and community development. This journal also focuses on publishing research results related to social interventions, community development, and university involvement with the community through collaborative research and research-based service.

Contributions are expected from educators, teachers and lecturers, senior researchers, project managers, research administrators, practitioners, and undergraduate or postgraduate students in the final stages of their research. The journal is also intended for academics and students.

The content and editorial elements that make up this journal include:

1. Theoretical articles
2. Empirical studies
3. Practice-oriented papers
4. Case studies
5. Reviews of papers, books, and resources.

Regarding the criteria for evaluation and acceptance of submissions, a rigorous review process will be used. Before formal review, submitted papers will be screened to ensure their suitability and adequacy for the journal. In addition, initial quality control will be carried out to ensure things like language, reference style, etc., are following the journal's style.

The scope of this journal includes research results related to:

1. Community Service
2. Innovation Sustainability for Community Service
3. Education for Sustainable Development.
4. Community Services, People, Local Food Security, Nutrition and Public Health;
5. Training, Marketing, Appropriate Technology, Design;
6. Community Empowerment, Social Access;
7. Student Community Services;
8. Border Region, Less Developed Region.

 

Peer Review Process

Authors must submit manuscripts through the system to be considered for publication in a journal published by CV Explore Gate Consultant. Manuscripts will go through a peer review process (blind-review process). We only publish articles that have been reviewed and approved by highly qualified researchers with expertise in the appropriate field.

Acceptance or rejection of manuscripts submitted by authors will be decided by the editorial board, which is based on the results of the review. The first screening is the content/scope and novelty of the submitted article, which is carried out by the editor.

After passing the first screening, to get a fair review process, the ICSS Journal will process each article with at least 3 reviewers, namely one internal reviewer (CV Explore Gate Consultant) and two external reviewers.

There is no communication between authors and reviewers during the review process. In addition, there is no communication between authors and editors regarding the rejection decision.

Authors whose papers are accepted, revised, or rejected will be informed of the results of the reviewers.

Steps for the review process:

  1. Manuscript Submission (by authors)
  2. Manuscript Examination and Selection (by managers and editors). Editors have the right to directly accept, reject, or review. Before further processing steps, a plagiarism check using Turnitin is applied to each manuscript.
  3. Manuscript Review Process (by reviewers)
  4. Notification of Acceptance, Revision, or Rejection of Manuscript (by editor to author based on reviewer comments)
  5. Paper Revision (by author). Submission of Revision based on Reviewer Suggestion (by author) with a flow similar to point number 1. If the reviewer seems satisfied with the revision, notification for acceptance (by editor).
  6. Proofing and publishing galley process.
  7. Steps point number 1 to 5 are considered as 1 round of the peer review process. And, our review process at least goes through 2 rounds of review process.

The journal editor or editorial board considers the feedback given by peer reviewers and comes to a decision. The following are the most common decisions:

  1. The article is accepted without any changes (acceptance): the journal will publish the paper in its original form
  2. The article is accepted with minor revisions (acceptance): the journal will publish the paper and ask the authors to make minor corrections
  3. The article is accepted after major revisions (conditional acceptance): the journal will publish the paper provided the authors make the changes suggested by the reviewers and/or editors
  4. The article must be revised and resubmitted (conditional refusal): the journal is willing to reconsider the paper in the next decision-making round after the authors have made major changes
  5. The article is rejected (outright refusal): the journal will not publish the paper or reconsider it even if the authors make major revisions

 

Publication Frequency

Each journal volume contains two issues published in April and September. Each issue consists of 5 articles and therefore, each volume consists of 10 articles.

Innovations in Community Service and Sustainability (ICSS) is published electronically through the official journal website (https://ejournal.exploregate.id/index.php/icss/). ICSS is published by CV Explore Gate Consultant (https://exploregate.id/)

Start publication: April 2025

 

Plagiarism Screening

The manuscript submitted to this journal will be screened for plagiarism using Turnitin plagiarism checker. All manuscripts will be checked that they are free from plagiarism practice (less than 20% similarities). If there is an indication of plagiarism (higher than 20% similarities), the manuscript will instantly be rejected.

 

Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement

(Based on Elsevier recommendations and COPE's Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors)

Ethical guidelines for journal publication

The publication of an article in the peer-reviewed journals published by CV Explore Gate Consultant is the process of permanent knowledge improvement. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved in the act of publishing: the author, the journal editor, the peer reviewer, the publisher, and the society of society-owned or sponsored journals.

We are committed to ensuring that advertising, reprint or other commercial revenue has no impact or influence on editorial decisions. In addition, Editorial Board will assist in communications with other journals and/or publishers where this is useful to editors.

Duties of authors

Reporting standards

Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of the work performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance. Underlying data should be represented accurately in the paper. A paper should contain sufficient detail and references to permit others to replicate the work. Fraudulent or knowingly inaccurate statements constitute unethical behavior and are unacceptable. Review and professional publication articles should also be accurate and objective, and editorial 'opinion' works should be clearly identified as such.

Data access and retention

Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.

Originality and plagiarism

The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, from 'passing off' another's paper as the author's own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another's paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.

Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication

An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal concurrently constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. In general, an author should not submit for consideration in another journal a previously published paper.

Acknowledgement of sources

Proper acknowledgment of the work of others must always be given. Authors should cite publications that have been influential in determining the nature of the reported work. Information obtained privately, as in conversation, correspondence, or discussion with third parties, must not be used or reported without explicit, written permission from the source. Information obtained in the course of confidential services, such as refereeing manuscripts or grant applications, must not be used without the explicit written permission of the author of the work involved in these services.

Authorship of the paper

Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Potential conflicts of interest should be disclosed at the earliest stage possible.

Fundamental errors in published works

When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper. If the editor or the publisher learns from a third party that a published work contains a significant error, it is the obligation of the author to promptly retract or correct the paper or provide evidence to the editor of the correctness of the original paper.

Duties of editors

Publication decisions

The editor of a peer-reviewed journal is responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published, often working in conjunction with the relevant society (for society-owned or sponsored journals). The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editor may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editor may confer with other editors or reviewers (or society officers) in making this decision.

Fair play

An editor should evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors.

Confidentiality

The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate.

Disclosure and conflicts of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Editors should recuse themselves (i.e. should ask a co-editor, associate editor or other member of the editorial board instead to review and consider) from considering manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or (possibly) institutions connected to the papers. Editors should require all contributors to disclose relevant competing interests and publish corrections if competing interest.

Involvement and cooperation in investigations

An editor should take reasonably responsive measures when ethical complaints have been presented concerning a submitted manuscript or published paper, in conjunction with the publisher (or society). Such measures will generally include contacting the author of the manuscript or paper and giving due consideration of the respective complaint or claims made, but may also include further communications to the relevant institutions and research bodies, and if the complaint is upheld, the publication of a correction, retraction, expression of concern, or other note, as may be relevant. Every reported act of unethical publishing behavior must be looked into, even if it is discovered years after publication.

Duties of Reviewers

(Based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)'s Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors)

Contribution to editorial decisions

Peer review assists the editor in making editorial decisions and through the editorial communications with the author may also assist the author in improving the paper. Peer review is an essential component of formal scholarly communication, and lies at the heart of the scientific method.

Promptness

Any selected referee who feels unqualified to review the research reported in a manuscript or knows that its prompt review will be impossible should notify the editor and excuse himself from the review process.

Confidentiality

Any manuscripts received for review must be treated as confidential documents. They must not be shown to or discussed with others except as authorized by the editor.

Standards of objectivity

Reviews should be conducted objectively. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate. Referees should express their views clearly with supporting arguments.

Acknowledgement of sources

Reviewers should identify relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors. Any statement that an observation, derivation, or argument had been previously reported should be accompanied by the relevant citation. A reviewer should also call to the editor's attention any substantial similarity or overlap between the manuscript under consideration and any other published paper of which they have personal knowledge.

Disclosure and conflict of interest

Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer's own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborative, or other relationships or connections with any of the authors, companies, or institutions connected to the papers.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Internasional (CC BY-SA 4.0).

 

Privacy Statement

Your privacy is important to ICSS. This privacy statement provides information about the personal information ICSS collects, and how ICSS uses that personal information.

Collection of personal information

We collect and use personal information that is necessary for the processing and publication of manuscripts submitted to us. This information may include your name, affiliation, and contact details; including postal address, email, telephone number, and fax number.

Use of personal information

Any personal information received by ICSS will only be used to: process and publish your manuscript, administer this website, personalize the website for you, enable your access to and use of the website services, process your manuscript, publish your manuscript, send you communications about your manuscript, send you statements and invoices, collect payment from you, and send you marketing communications.

If ICSS discloses your personal information to its agents or subcontractors for these purposes, such agents or subcontractors will be required to use that personal information following the terms of this privacy statement.

In addition to disclosures reasonably necessary for the purposes identified elsewhere above, ICSS may disclose your personal information to the extent required by law, in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and to establish, exercise, or defend its legal rights.

In addition, personal information you submit for publication on the website will be published on the internet and may be available worldwide.

You consent to such cross-border transfers of personal information.

You should check this page occasionally to ensure you are aware of any changes.

Authors who publish their manuscripts through Innovations in Community Service and Sustainability (ICSS) also agree to the following:

  1. Copyright for the scientific manuscripts in this Journal is held by the Author.
  2. The Author transfers the right when first publishing the Scientific Manuscript and simultaneously the Author grants permission/license by referring to the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License to other parties to distribute their scientific work while still including credit for the author and ICSS Journal as the first Publication media for the work.
  3. Matters related to the non-exclusivity distribution of the Journal that publishes the author's scientific work can be agreed upon separately (for example: a request to place the work in question in an institution's library or publish it as a book) with the Author as one of the parties and with appreciation to the ICSS Journal as the first publication media for the work.
  4. Authors can and are expected to announce their work online (for example in the Repository or on the Organization/Institution page) before and during the manuscript collection process because this effort can increase the exchange of citations earlier and with a wider scope.

 

Archiving

Innovations in Community Service and Sustainability (ICSS) utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

 

Copyright Notice

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